Match the definition with the correct term.

_____ 1. average of the values in a data set

_____2. the study of methods for approximating solutions to mathematical problems

_____3. analysis of the relationship between dependent and independent variables

_____ 4. root-finding method that approximates f (the function whose root is sought) by a line joining two points known to be on the curve of f.

_____5. a statistic indicating how well a line models the relationship between a dependent variable and an independent variable

_____6. a statistic that measures the spread of the values in a data set

_____7. a variable that influences or explains the outcome of a certain event

_____8. success of a numerical method using a sequence of approximations to find an acceptable solution to a problem

_____9. analysis that models as a straight line the relationship between a single dependent variable and a single independent variable

_____10. root-finding method that approximates f (the function whose root is sought) by a tangent to the curve of f in a region close to a root

_____11. outcome of a certain event that one tries to predict using regression analysis

_____12. failure of a numerical method to find an acceptable solution to a problem by means of a sequence of approximations


A. correlation coefficient
B. linear regression
C. regression analysis
D. independent variable
E. dependent variable
F. standard deviation
G. arithmetic mean
H. secant method
I. Newton's method
J. divergence
K. convergence
L. numerical analysis


1. G
2. L
3. C
4. H
5. A
6. F
7. D
8. K
9. B
10. I
11. E
12. J

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